THIS object had Bournemouth photographer Joe Weil and his mates baffled for a while at the weekend, but he soon discovered a sensible explanation.

He spotted it in the skies above Parley Manor on Saturday and said it was there for around four hours without moving.

But Joe later discovered after a friend investigated further that it was in fact a crow-scaring device used by farmers.

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